Electricity demand per person in Finland
Finland: Electricity demand per person was 15,610 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Finland stood at 15,610 kilowatt-hours.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Finland peaked at 17,791 kilowatt-hours in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13,014 kilowatt-hours, in 1991.
That places Finland 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,124 kilowatt-hours | 13,014 kilowatt-hours | 15,592 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,816 kilowatt-hours | 15,762 kilowatt-hours | 17,791 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,101 kilowatt-hours | 15,503 kilowatt-hours | 16,993 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,402 kilowatt-hours | 14,861 kilowatt-hours | 16,221 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 6 Canada 16,090 kilowatt-hours compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 16,053 kilowatt-hours compare
- 8 Bhutan 15,742 kilowatt-hours compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 13,385 kilowatt-hours compare
- 11 United States 13,061 kilowatt-hours compare
- 12 Sweden 12,866 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 8.0% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 7.5% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 3.7% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 51.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Finland?
- Electricity demand per person in Finland was 15,610 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 17,791 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,014 kilowatt-hours in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for electricity demand per person?
- Finland ranks 9th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.